Radeon Pro 580X vs GeForce GTX 980

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 with Radeon Pro 580X, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 165 Watt
28.89
+47.3%

GTX 980 outperforms Pro 580X by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking197287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.03no data
Power efficiency12.089.02
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Polaris 20
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)18 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20482304
Core clock speed1064 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate155.6172.8
Floating-point processing power4.981 TFLOPS5.53 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs128144

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1695 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s217.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980 28.89
+47.3%
Pro 580X 19.61

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 980 11110
+47.3%
Pro 580X 7540

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 980 34883
Pro 580X 35780
+2.6%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 980 40029
+3%
Pro 580X 38868

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD92
+53.3%
60−65
−53.3%
1440p50
+66.7%
30−35
−66.7%
4K40
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.97no data
1440p10.98no data
4K13.73no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+60%
35−40
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Elden Ring 95−100
+49.2%
65−70
−49.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+50%
50−55
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+60%
35−40
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+52.9%
85−90
−52.9%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+48%
50−55
−48%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Valorant 110−120
+53.3%
75−80
−53.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 77
+54%
50−55
−54%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+60%
35−40
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Dota 2 48
+60%
30−33
−60%
Elden Ring 95−100
+49.2%
65−70
−49.2%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+50.9%
55−60
−50.9%
Fortnite 105
+50%
70−75
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+52.9%
85−90
−52.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+60%
45−50
−60%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+48%
50−55
−48%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 194
+49.2%
130−140
−49.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%
Valorant 110−120
+53.3%
75−80
−53.3%
World of Tanks 270−280
+50.6%
180−190
−50.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 67
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+60%
35−40
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Dota 2 95−100
+49.2%
65−70
−49.2%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+50.9%
55−60
−50.9%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+52.9%
85−90
−52.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 69
+53.3%
45−50
−53.3%
Valorant 110−120
+53.3%
75−80
−53.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
Elden Ring 50−55
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+59.1%
110−120
−59.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
World of Tanks 180−190
+56.7%
120−130
−56.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 47
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+60%
55−60
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+58%
50−55
−58%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+62.5%
40−45
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Valorant 80−85
+62%
50−55
−62%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Dota 2 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Elden Ring 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70
+55.6%
45−50
−55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Dota 2 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Fortnite 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Valorant 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%

This is how GTX 980 and Pro 580X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 is 53% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 is 67% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 is 48% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.89 19.61
Recency 19 September 2014 18 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 980 has a 47.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Pro 580X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 580X in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro 580X is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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